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Significant revenue growth seen with SilverStripe CMS

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By CMS Report - Posted on 09 November 2009

Wellington technology company SilverStripe has recorded its best company growth in its 10 year history, in contrast to the tough global economic conditions that have adversely affected much of the IT industry. SilverStripe recorded 190% revenue growth between 2007 and 2009, ranking SilverStripe the 37th fastest growing business in New Zealand as calculated by Deloitte for their 2009 New Zealand Fast 50 awards.

SilverStripe CEO Brian Calhoun explains that the company growth reflects the belief in open source and people: "This is a big deal for us because it shows that the things we believe in; open source, excellent web user experience, and a focus on the humans who use web technology, are all qualities that are appreciated by the business community."

Demand for SilverStripe's services are also represented in physical book sales. In October 2009, a 432 page SilverStripe developer manual was published. This book has sold out on multiple occasions at Amazon.com and ranks in Amazon's top 100 fastest selling website programming books worldwide. The book allows website developers to build complex websites using SilverStripe's open source software, which has been downloaded over 250,000 times.

DotNetNuke Corp. Acquires Snowcovered

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By dnner - Posted on 27 August 2009

SAN MATEO, Calif. – August 27, 2009 – DotNetNuke Corp. (http://bit.ly/8G1w) the most widely adopted framework for building web sites and web applications on Microsoft .NET., today announced the acquisition of Snowcovered, the premier online market for DotNetNuke modules, skins, services and related products. The union will create closer ties between the DotNetNuke platform and the Snowcovered online library of third party extensions which will enrich the DotNetNuke ecosystem and provide substantial business opportunities for independent software vendors and the users they serve.

News Highlights

  • The union between Snowcovered and DotNetNuke Corp. benefits the DotNetNuke commercial ecosystem by increasing access to a robust marketplace where users can access over 6,000 DotNetNuke framework extensions available for success. Snowcovered has successfully established substantial monthly web traffic to its site, driving demand for DotNetNuke modules and skins and providing DotNetNuke software ISVs with visibility and business opportunities.
  • As a subsidiary of DotNetNuke Corp., the Snowcovered business model will remain the same, allowing independent software vendors to post, sell, and support their software extensions online.

The Gilbane Conference - Boston 2009

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By Bryan - Posted on 25 August 2009

The sixth annual Gilbane Conference in Boston will be held on December 1-3, 2009. This year's conference will cover a number of topics on content management, collaboration, and customers. For 2009, the Gilbane Conference is more focused than ever on the business impact of content solutions that are here right now and ready to be implemented right now.

Every program component of the conference is tied to the business issues surrounding marketing, technical and enterprise content. The conference has taken the four major areas of how enterprises use Web and content technologies and organized them into tracks that make it easy to customize an agenda that meets your business objectives. The four tracks include:

  • Web Business & Engagement
  • Managing Collaboration & Social Media: Internal & External
  • Enterprise Content: Searching, Integrating & Publishing
  • Content Infrastructure

CMS Report is proud to be a media sponsor of Gilbane Boston 2009. This sponsorship entitles CMSReport.com readers to receive a special $200 discount to the conference. To receive the $200 discount, you'll need to use the code - cmsreport - when asked for it during the registration process.

Gilbane Boston 2009

PRESS RELEASE: Affino eBusiness Suite - the fastest way to deploy community-enhanced eCommerce websites

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By Anonymous - Posted on 17 July 2009

LONDON, ENGLAND – July 16, 2009 – Emojo, the eBusiness Specialist announces the launch of ‘rapid-implementation’ Affino - for companies wishing to take full control of their online presence.

“We are delighted to be introducing this design revolution – which means that our customers will be spending less time managing their websites and more time making money from them” said Markus Karlsson, CEO and founder of Emojo.

Faster Development, Increased Productivity

The Design Centre has been part of Affino since version 2.0 which came out 7 years ago in 2002. It was revolutionary back then and it is even more revolutionary today.

The new Design Centre is a true breakthrough which minimises the time-to-market for launching advanced websites and allows companies to easily transform their sites at will. A highly fluid, visual environment increases productivity by up to 90% and significantly reduces the learning curve for non-technical people for implementing a website design.

Discovering Mixergy with Magento

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By Bryan - Posted on 26 June 2009

Not sure if I'm early or late to the party, but I just discovered Mixergy.com. Mixergy is a place where 20ish Andrew Warner wants to help ambitious people who love business as much as he does to learn from a mix of experienced mentors. Somebody on the Internet wanting to help you make money, imagine that.

However Mixergy has something that many sites don't have...fantastic interviews of some very influential Web people. Some of the videos that caught my attention included interviews of Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki, and most recently, Roy Rubin of Magento. I recommend checking Mixergy.com out.

Drive your own website

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By Bryan - Posted on 07 April 2009

I've never agreed and disagreed so much with one article as this one from The Sydney Morning Herald, Drive your own website.

I agree...

I hate being held to ransom. And I'm sure you do, too. But that's the scenario you're creating when you hand over your website to a web designer or developer and relinquish control over when and how you can change your content...

...That's why I think it's vital for small-business owners to use their own content management systems (CMS). My recommendation is to initially use a designer to create the overall look but after that you at least want to be able to change the text on your website whenever you want.

I disagree...

If you are planning to use a free CMS, such as Wordpress, Drupal or Joomla, expect a steep learning curve and a lot of time poring through forums and blogs trying to figure out how to insert that picture just the way you want.

On the other hand, monthly subscription-based models can offer more flexibility. While you might baulk at being tied to a monthly subscription, the benefit is this is usually accompanied by technical support - so you can call or email for help

The fact of the matter is whether you're going to be using a CMS that is propriety, open source, or subscription based...there is always a learning curve involved.  The advice I often give to those looking for a CMS is to look at which CMS meet the requirements then worry about the licensing along with the how/where the site will be hosted. The fact is that if the CMS doesn't meet your requirements...no subscription-based model for that CMS is going to meet your needs.  Also, if you think Wordpress has a steep learning curve...you likely haven't done your homework on Web content management systems.  Just my opinion...